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An inquiry into the real and imaginary obstructions to the acquisition of the arts in England. By James Barry, Royal Academician, and Member of the Clementine Academy of Bologns.
Barry, James, 1741-1806.Date: MDCCLXXV. [1775]- Books
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The country-mans recreation, or the art of planting, graffing, and gardening : in three bookes. The first declaring divers wayes of planting, and graffing ... also how to cleanse your grafts and cions, how to helpe barren and sicke trees, how to kill wormes and vermin and to preserve and keepe fruit, how to plant and proyne your vines, and to gather and presse your grape ... how to make your cider and perry ... The second treateth of the hop-garden, with necessary instructions for the making and the maintenance thereof ... Whereunto is added, the expert gardener, containing divers necessary and rare secrets belonging to that art.
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A booke of the arte and maner, howe to plant and graffe all sortes of trees : howe to set stones, and sowe pepines to make wylde trees to graffe on, as also remedies and mediicnes [sic]. VVith diuers other newe practise, by one of the Abbey of Saint Vincent in Fraunce, practised with his owne handes, deuided into seauen chapters, as hereafter more plainely shall appeare, with an addition in the ende of this booke, of certaine Dutch practises, set forth and Englished, by Leonard Mascall.
Mascall, Leonard, -1589Date: [1572]- Books
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A booke of the arte and maner how to plant and graffe all sortes of trees : how to set stones, and sowe pepins, to make wylde trees to graffe on, as also remedies and medicines. VVith diuers other newe practises, by one of the Abbey of Saint Vincent in Fraunce, practised with his owne handes, deuided into seauen chapters, as hereafter more playnely shall appeare, wyth an addition in the ende of this booke, of certayne Dutch practises, set forth and Englished, by Leonard Mascall.
Mascall, Leonard, -1589Date: 1575- Books
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A booke of the arte and maner how to plant and graffe all sortes of trees : how to set stones and sowe pepins, to make wilde trees to graffe on, as also remedies and medicines. With diuers other newe practises, by one of the Abbey of Sainct Vincent in Fraunce, practised with his owne handes: deuided into seuen chapters, as hereafter more plainly shal appere with an addition in the ende of this booke, of certaine Dutche practises, set forthe and Englished, by Leonard Mascall.
Mascall, Leonard, -1589Date: Anno M.D.LXXXII. [1582]- Books
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A booke of the arte and manner how to plant and graffe all sorts of trees : how to set stones and sow pepins, to make wilde trees to graffe on, as also remedies and medicines : with diuers other new practises, by one of the Abbey of S. Vincent in France ... : with an addition in the ende of this booke, of certaine Dutch practises / set foorth and Englished by Leonard Mascall.
Mascall, Leonard, -1589Date: 1599- Books
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A booke of the arte and manner how to plant and graffe all sorts of trees : how to sette stones and sovv pipins, to make wild trees to graffe on, as also remedies and medicines. With diuers other new practises, by one of the Abbey of S. Vincent in Fraunce, practised with his owne hands: deuided into vii. chapters, as here after more plainly shall appeare with an addition in the end of this booke, of certaine Dutch practises, set forth and Englished, by Leonard Mascall.
Mascall, Leonard, -1589Date: 1596- Books
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A booke of the arte and manner how to plant and graffe all sorts of trees : how to sette stones and sow pepins, to make wild trees to graffe on, as also remedies & medicines. With diuers other new practises, by one of the abbey of St. Vincent in Fraunce, practised with his owne hands: deuided into vij. chapters, as hereafter more plainly shall appeare, with an addition in the ende of this booke, of certaine Dutch practises set forth & Englshed, by Leonard Mascall.
Mascall, Leonard, -1589Date: 1592- Books
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A booke of the arte and maner how to plant and graffe all sorts of trees, how to sette stones & sow pepins, to make wild trees to graffe on, as also remedies & medicines : With diuers other new practises, by one of the Abbey of S. Vincent in Fraunce, practised with his owne hands: deuided into vii. chapters, as hereafter more plainly shall appere, with an addition in the end of this booke, of certaine Dutch practises, set forth and Englished, by Leonard Mascall.
Mascall, Leonard, -1589Date: 1590- Books
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The iewell house of art and nature : Conteining diuers rare and profitable inuentions, together with sundry new experimentes in the art of husbandry, distillation, and moulding. Faithfully and familiarly set downe, according to the authors owne experience, by Hugh Platte, of Lincolnes Inne Gentleman.
Plat, Hugh, Sir, 1552-1608?Date: 1594- Books
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A letter to a Royal Academician, containing a review of the fine arts in Greece; compared to their present state in England, by James Atkinson, Esq.
Atkinson, James, Esq.Date: 1800- Books
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The laboratory, or school of arts: in which are faithfully exhibited and fully explain'd, I. A variety of curious and valuable experiments in refining, Calcining, Melting, Assaying, Casting, Allaying, and Toughening of Gold; with several other Curiosities relating to Gold and Silver. II. Choice Secrets for Jewellers in the Management of Gold; in Enamelling, and the Preparation of Enamel Colours, with the Art of Copying Precious Stones; of preparing Colours for Doublets; of Colouring Foyles for Jewels, together with other rare Secrets. III. Several uncommon Experiments for Casting in Silver, Copper, Brass, Tin, Steel, and other Metals: likewise in Wax, Plaister of Paris, Wood, Horn, &c. With the Management of the respective Moulds. IV. The Art of making Glass: Exhibiting withal the Art of Painting and making Impressions upon Glass: and of laying thereon Gold or Silver; together with the Method of preparing the Colours for Potters-Work or Delft-Ware. V. A Collection of very valuable Secrets, for the use of Cutlers, Pewterers, Brasiers, Joiners, Turners, Japanners, Book-Binders, Distillers, Lapidaries, Limners, &c. VI. A dissertation on the nature and growth of saltpetre; Also, Several other choice and uncommon Experiments. The second edition. To which is added, an appendix: Teaching, I. The Art and Management of Dying Silks, Worsieds, Cottons, &c. in various Colours. II. The Art of preparing Rockets, Crackers, Fire-Globes, Stars, Sparks, &c. for Recreative Fire-Works. Translated from the High Dutch. Illustrated with copper plates.
Smith, Godfrey, active 18th century.Date: MDCCXL. [1740]- Books
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The laboratory, or school of arts: in which are faithfully exhibited and fully explain'd, I. A variety of curious and valuable experiments in refining, Calcming, Melting, Assaying, Casting, Allaying, and Toughening of Gold: With several other Curiosities relating to Gold and Silver. II. Choice Secrets for Jewellers in the Management of Gold in Enameling, and the Preparation of Enamel Colours, with the Art of copying Precious Stones; of preparing Colours for Doublets; of colouring Foyles for Jewels, together with other rare Secrets. III. Several uncommon Experiments for Casting in Silver, Copper, Brass, Tin, Steel, and other Metals; likewise in Wax, Plaister of Paris, Wood, Horn, &c. With the Management of the respective Moulds. IV. The Art of making Glass: Exhibiting withal the Art of Painting and making Impressions upon Glass: and of laying thereon Gold or Silver; together with the Method of preparing the Colours for Patters-Work, or Delft-Ware. V. A Collection of very valuable Secrets for the Use of Curlers, Pewterers, Brasiers, Joiners, Turners, Japanners, Book-Binders, Distillers, Lapidaries, Limners, &c. VI. A dissertation on the nature and growth of saltpetre : Also, several other choice and uncommon Experiments. The second edition. Illustrated with copper-plates. To which is added an appendix : Teaching I. The Art and Management of Dying Silks, Worsteds, Cottons, &c. in various Colours. II. The Art of preparing Rockets, Crackers, Fire globes, Stars, Sparks, &c. for Recreative Fire works. Translated from the High Dutch.
Smith, Godfrey, active 18th century.Date: M,D,CC,XL. [1740]- Books
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A most strange and vvonderfull prophesie vpon this troublesome world / Calculated by the famous doctor in astrologie, Maister Iohn Cypriano, conferred with the iudgements of Iames Marchecelsus and Sinnior Guiuardo, three excellent astronomers vnder the emperour of Christendom: sent out of Germany into Italy, to the Vniuersitie of Padua, to the rarest nigromancer in the world. Whereunto is annexed Tarquatus Vandermers seauen yeres study in the arte of magick, vpon the twelue moneths of the yeare, where many secrets are reveald vnto the world. ; Translated out of Italian by Anth. Hollaway Gent.
Cipriano, GiovanniDate: 1595- Books
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Dictionarium polygraphicum: or, the whole body of arts regularly digested. Containing, I. The arts of Designing, Drawing, Painting, Washing Prints, Limning, Japanning, Gilding: Also Perspective, the Laws of Shadows, Dialling, &c. II. Carving, Cutting in Wood, Stone; Moulding and Casting Figures in Plaister, Wax, Metal; Engraving, Etching, and Mezzotinto. III. An historical Account of the most considerable Painters, Sculptors, Statuaries, and Engravers; with those Cyphers or Marks by which their Works are distinguished. IV. An Explanation of the Emblematical and Hieroglyphical Representations of the Hcathen Deities, Powers, Human Passions, Virtues, Vices, &c. of great Use in History-Painting. V. The Production, Nature, Refining, Compounding, Transmutation and Tinging all Sorts of Metals and Minerals of various Colours. VI. The Arts of Making, Painting or Staining all Sorts of Glass and Marble; Enamelling; Methods of imitating Precious Stones, Pearls, &c. Vii. Dying all Sorts of Materials, Linen, Woollen, Silk, Leather, Wood, Ivory, Horns, Bones; also Bleaching and Whitening Linen, Hair, &c. Viii. The Art of Tapestry-Weaving, as now performed in England, Flanders, and France, either of the high or low Warp; and many other curious Manufactures. IX. A Description of Colours, Natural and Artificial; their Productions, Natures or Qualities, various Preparations, Compositions, and Uses. X. The whole Art of Pyrotechny, or Fire-Works; and the Chinese Method of making Porcelain: Together with a great Variety of other curious Particulars not here enumerated. Illustrated with fifty-six copper-plates.
Barrow, John, teacher of mathematics.Date: M.DCC.LVIII. [1758]- Books
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The artists assistant in drawing, perspective, etching, engraving, mezzotinto-scraping, painting on Glass, in Crayons, and in Water-Colours. Containing The easiest and most comprehensive Rules For the Attainment of those truly Useful and Polite Arts. Methodically digested, And adapted to the capacities of young beginners. Illustrated with suitable examples engraved on copper.
Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793.Date: [1770?]- Books
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The sportsman, farrier and shoeing-smiths new guide. being the substance of the works of the late Charles Vial de St. Bell. ... to which is prefixed a short account of his life, ... Also, an appendix, containing valuable extracts, from the most approved veterinary writers. By John Lawrence. ...
Vial de Sainbel, Charles, 1753-1793.Date: [1796]- Books
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Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences: to the end of the year M,DCC,LXXXIII. Volume I.
Date: M,DCC,LXXXV. [1785]- Books
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A catalogue of a valuable collection of Italian, Dutch and Flemish pictures, brought from a gentleman's house in the country; among which are the following Masters. Claude Loraine Poussin - Sal. Rosa - Rembrandt - - Mieris - Brower - Griffier - Ferg, &c. And several pleasant perspective Views of Public Buildings, in and about London, Venice, &c. which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Ford, at his Great Room, in St. James's Hay-Market, on Wednesday the 15th, and Thursday the 16th of thi s instant January, 1772. The Collection may be view'd on Monday the 13th, and 'till the Time of Sale, which will begin each Day exactly at Twelve O'Clock. Catalogues to be had (gratis) at Grigsby's Coffee-House, near the Royal-Exchange, and at Mr. Ford's aforesaid.
Ford, Mr., active 1741-1757.Date: 1772]- Books
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The seaman's sure guide, or, navigator's pocket remembrancer: wherein are given such plain instructions in every useful branch of navigation, as will in a short time form the complete mariner. Among the variety of essential articles contained in this Work are, The Method of Working Tides, or finding High Water at any Place. - Geometry, and the Doctrine of Plain Triangles. - To make Log-Lines, and correct Distances given by Log when the Glass, Line, or both are faulty. - The various Sailings, with Amplitudes and Azimuths. - To find the Apparent and True Altitudes of the Sun, Moon, and Stars. - The different Methods of finding the Latitude. How to find the Apparent Time at Sea, to Regulate the Watch. - The new Method of finding the Longitude by Sun and Moon, or Moon and a fixed Star. - To rectify Courses; with Rulés for correcting the Dead Reckoning, by an Observation in all Cases. - Exercising Examples of Days Works. - A complete log of a ship's voyage, with Instructions for writing a Journal from the Log Book, &c. &c. Upon an Improved Plan, For the Use of Schools. By J. Bettesworth, Master of the Naval Academy, Chelsea, and late Mathematical Master of the Maritime School.
Bettesworth, John.Date: M.DCC.LXXXIII. [1783]- Books
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The works of Mr. Jonathan Richardson. Consisting of I. The theory of painting. II. Essay on the art of criticism, so far as it relates to Painting. III. The science of a connoisseur. All corrected and prepared for the press by his son Mr. J. Richardson.
Richardson, Jonathan, 1665-1745.Date: MDCCLXXIII. [1773]- Books
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Polygraphice, or, The arts of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, washing, varnishing, gilding, colouring, dying, beautifying, and perfuming : in seven books : exemplified in the drawing of men, women, landskips, countreys and figures of various forms, the way of engraving, etching, and limning, with all their requisites and ornaments, the depicting of the most eminent pieces of antiquities, the paintings of the antients ... : never published till now, together with the original, advancement and perfection of the art of painting, and a discourse of perspective, chiromancy and alchymy,: to which is added, I, the one hundred and twelve chymical arcanums of Petrus Johannes Faber, a most learned and eminent physician, translated out of Latin into English, II, an abstract of choice chymical preparations, fitted for vulgar use, for curing most diseases incident to humane bodies / by William Salmon.
Salmon, William, 1644-1713Date: 1685- Books
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Art's treasury of rarities: and curious inventions. In two parts. Art I. Containing the Mystery of Dying Cloth, Silk, Stuffs, Hair, Feathers, Bone, Horn work, Leather, &c. and to prepare and use them. To prepare and colour Skins of Leather, or Gild them with Gold, Silver or Lacquering, &c. To Dye Bristles, Hair, Marble Paper; to recover faded Colours in Cloth or Silk, and to take out Spots or Stains of Tar, Rosin, Grease, Oyl, &c. and preserve them from Moth and Worms. To scower Silver and Gold Lace and Plate. To Cement broken Glass and China, and to make Perfumes, &c. The Art of Drawing, Limning, Painting in Oyl and Japanning, and Tanning Leather, Eching, Graving, Writing, Gilding, Enamelling. To make sundry Colours, prepare Gums and Allom-Water; to thicken Linen, colour Maps and Pictures. Art II. Containing the Generation of Metals, Natura and Artificial, and to Solder, Gild, and to harden and soften them. To Cleanse and Perfume Gloves, Washing and Starching Lawns, Sarsenets, Tiffany, and Lutestrings. With divers other curiosities.
White, John, -1671.Date: M,DCC,LXXIII. [1773]- Books
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A Critical review of the first annual exhibition of paintings, drawings, & sculptures, The works of the Irish artists, at No. 32, Dame-Street, Dublin. June, 1800.
Date: [1800]